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About Reading to Kids

Last updated August 7, 2008


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"The single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children." - Nat'l Commission of Reading, 1985


Reading to Kids is listed on GuideStar, the online standard for nonprofit accountability. Please click on the logo above for additional information.

Reading to Kids is a grassroots organization dedicated to inspiring underserved children with a love of reading, thereby enriching their lives and opportunities for success in the future.  To this end, Reading to Kids gathers on average 1130 children and 400 volunteers at reading clubs on the second Saturday of every month at eight Los Angeles elementary schools.

At the monthly reading clubs, pairs of volunteers read aloud to small groups of children, while their parents receive training on how to encourage their children to read at home.  Kids, parents, teachers, and school libraries receive book donations at the end of the Reading Clubs.  These are important donations, as 60 percent of low-income homes do not have age-appropriate reading materials for children.

Since its inception in 1999, Reading to Kids has given more than 61,900 books to children who attend the reading clubs, donated more than 10,800 books to school libraries, and our volunteers have spent over 67,700 hours reading to kids.  Click here to see our entry on Wikipedia. 

Reading to Kids is incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under the laws of the state of California and has been classified as an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code. The organization is exempt from both state and federal taxes; our tax ID number is 95-4758698.  

Click here for the 2006-2007 Reading to Kids Annual Report and here to review the most recent Reading to Kids financial statements.  The links are in Adobeฎ Portable Document Format (PDF) and will open in a new window when you click on them. To download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Readerฎ, click here.